=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/TODO,v retrieving revision 1.161 retrieving revision 1.171 diff -u -p -r1.161 -r1.171 --- mandoc/TODO 2013/12/15 23:56:42 1.161 +++ mandoc/TODO 2014/06/10 21:19:57 1.171 @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ ************************************************************************ * Official mandoc TODO. -* $Id: TODO,v 1.161 2013/12/15 23:56:42 schwarze Exp $ +* $Id: TODO,v 1.171 2014/06/10 21:19:57 schwarze Exp $ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * crashes ************************************************************************ -None known. +- The abort() in bufcat(), html.c, can be triggered via buffmt_includes() + by running -Thtml -Oincludes on a file containing a long .In argument. + Fixing this will probably require reworking the whole bufcat() concept. ************************************************************************ * missing features @@ -15,11 +17,6 @@ None known. --- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- -- roff.c should treat \n(.H>23 and \n(.V>19 in the pod2man(1) - preamble as true, see for example AUTHORS in MooseX::Getopt.3p - reported by Andreas Voegele - Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:34:47 +0100 on ports@ - - .ad (adjust margins) .ad l -- adjust left margin only (flush left) .ad r -- adjust right margin only (flush right) @@ -29,20 +26,9 @@ None known. .ad -- re-enable adjustment without changing the mode Adjustment mode is ignored while in no-fill mode (.nf). -- .as (append to string) - found by jca@ in ratpoison(1) Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:01:09 +0200 - -- .ce (center N lines) - found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) - found by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado - in lang/racket(1) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:19:11 +0200 - - .fc (field control) found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) -- .ll (line length) - found by naddy@ in textproc/enchant(1) Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:27:10 +0200 - - .nr third argument (auto-increment step size, requires \n+) found by bentley@ in sbcl(1) Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700 @@ -51,6 +37,7 @@ None known. - .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1) reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500 + also Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@ Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100 - .ti (temporary indent) found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) @@ -70,9 +57,18 @@ None known. - \n+ and \n- numerical register increment and decrement found by bentley@ in sbcl(1) Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:36:57 -0700 +- \w'' width measurements + would not be very useful without an expression parser, see below + needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@ Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100 + - using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty wl@ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000 +- general expression parser, including arithmetics + to be used at least for .if/.ie and .nr and maybe at other places + could use J.T.Conklin's PD code in bin/expr/expr.c for inspiration + needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@ Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100 + --- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks @@ -143,15 +139,13 @@ None known. --- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- -- groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5) - reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 - also occur in freeciv-client(6) freeciv-server(6) freeciv-modpack(6) - reported by bentley@ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:05:57 -0600 - - -T[x]html doesn't stipulate non-collapsing spaces in literal mode --- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- +- look at the POSIX manuals in the books/man-pages-posix port, + they use some unsupported tbl(7) features. + - implement basic non-parametric .de to support e.g. sox(1) reported by naddy@ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:51:57 +0200 *** sox(1) still doesn't work, tbl(1) errors need investigation @@ -174,6 +168,13 @@ None known. with apropos(1) using the file name as a key, as well. Issue reported by tedu@ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:15:23 -0400 +- makewhatis(8) for preformatted pages: + parse the section number from the header line + and compare to the section number from the directory name + +- Does makewhatis(8) detect missing NAME sections, missing names, + and missing descriptions in all the file formats? + - clean up escape sequence handling, creating three classes: (1) fully implemented, or parsed and ignored without loss of content (2) unimplemented, potentially causing loss of content @@ -234,6 +235,14 @@ None known. reveals lots of bugs both in groff and mandoc... reported by bentley@ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:30 -0600 +--- PDF issues --------------------------------------------------------- + +- PDF output doesn't use a monospaced font for .Bd -literal + Example: "mandoc -Tpdf afterboot.8 > output.pdf && pdfviewer output.pdf". + Search the text "Routing tables". + Also check what PostScript mode does when fixing this. + reported by juanfra@ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:44:58 +0200 + ************************************************************************ * formatting issues: gratuitous differences ************************************************************************ @@ -286,13 +295,6 @@ None known. That is, when it is alone on a line between two .Pp, we want three blank lines, not two as in mandoc. -- When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first - should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3); - reported by jmc@ on discuss@ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100 - reported again by Nicolas Joly via wiz@ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0200 - Also, we don't want to break the line within the argument of: - .Fa "chtype tl" - - Header lines of excessive length: Port OpenBSD man_term.c rev. 1.25 to mdoc_term.c and document it in mdoc(7) and man(7) COMPATIBILITY @@ -306,6 +308,17 @@ None known. in dig(1). ************************************************************************ +* warning issues +************************************************************************ + +- check that MANDOCERR_BADTAB is thrown in the right cases, + i.e. when finding a literal tab character in fill mode, + and possibly change the wording of the warning message + to refer to fill mode, not literal mode + See the mail from Werner LEMBERG on the groff list, + Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:54:42 +0100 (CET) + +************************************************************************ * performance issues ************************************************************************ @@ -335,3 +348,9 @@ Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa Decide which formats should be recognized where. Update both mdoc(7) and man(7) documentation. Triggered by Tim van der Molen Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0100 + +- Consider creating some views that will make the database more + readable from the sqlite3 shell. Consider using them to + abstract from the database structure, too. + suggested by espie@ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:52:57 +0200 +